1st GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 26-30, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 19:  The Church Helps the World
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  Ben Franklin and His Kite
-Skills:  prefixes un-, re-, long vowels pattern i, o, theme, pronouns
-No selection test!

Spelling:  Review
Spelling Bee Thursday

Math:  Ch. 11:  Three-Dimensional Geometry
-Skills:  three dimensional shapes, combine three-dimensional shapes, make three-dimensional shapes 

Science/Social Studies:  Chapter 10:  Learning About Energy

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

REMINDER:

All student accounts for the Cafeteria must be kept in the positive through the end of the   school year.   Please use My School Bucks to monitor your child’s account balances.

-May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).  Also, the children need to bring a beach towel to lunch today!!!

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- STUDENTS MAY LEAVE WITH A PARENT AS SOON AS THE PRAYER SERVICE IS OVER.  IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING THE PRAYER SERVICE YOU MAY PICK UP YOUR CHILD AT 11:00.  THERE IS NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THIS DAY.

          I’ve had a wonderful school year with a great class!  It’s hard to believe it’s over.  I hope you have a blessed summer filled with family, friends, and fun times!  I’ll miss you all!   : )

Blooming Events

May 24- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Campus Cafeteria

May 29- Spring Fling-1^st grade is 8:30-9:30.  Students need to bring a beach towel for lunch today!

May 30- free dress day/ Last Day of School-10:30-Closing Prayer Service in Church-PARENTS MAY TAKE THEIR CHILDREN HOME AFTER THE SERVICE!   

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 19-23, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 18:  We Celebrate Pentecost
We will pray the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary this week.

Reading:  Alexander Graham Bell
Skills:  vowels aw, au, draw conclusions, short e:  ea, using I and me
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  aw words
-No pretest this week.  Everyone will get list 1 because of the short week.
-Practice test and dictation Wednesday
-Final test Thursday this week

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  saw, draw, crawl, straw, law, jaw, paw, lawn, yawn, hawk, through, science

List 2:  awesome, early, breakfast, instead, leather, sprawl, wealth, applaud, weather, saucer, through, science

Math:  Chapter 10:  Represent Data
-Skills:  problem solving, represent data, review, chapter 10 test (Wednesday)


Science:  Chapter 11:  Day and Night Sky

Social Studies:  Alexander Graham Bell

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

REMINDER:

All student accounts for the Cafeteria must be keep in the positive through the end of school year.   Please use My School Bucks to monitor your child's account balances.

 -May 23:  Picnic to Legion Park- parents and younger siblings welcome-Volunteers are also appreciated!

 -May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- Students may leave with a parent or guardian as soon as the Prayer Service is over.  If you are not attending the prayer service you may pick your child up at 11:00.  There is NO AFTER SCHOOL Program this day.

AR PICNIC INFORMATION: 

-Wear “Faith in Education shirts” (new bright green with OC logo on the back preferred, but if you can’t find it, any of the older Faith in Ed. Shirts are fine) with “out of uniform” bottoms-shirts or jeans.

-Wear TENNIS SHOES.  No flip flops, sandals, or open back shoes.

-Apply sunscreen BEFORE leaving home.

-BRING TWO DRINKS – SPORTS DRINKS OR WATER WITH SCREW CAPS!!  PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON BOTH DRINKS!  No sodas or cans.

-I would discourage the children from bringing play equipment because it may get lost or broken.

-PARENTS WHO PLAN ON CHECKING THEIR CHILD OUT AT THE PARK MUST SIGN THE CHILD OUT AT THE FIRST AID SHELTER.  PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS EARLY IN THE DAY, SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A LONG LINE WHEN IT IS TIME TO START LOADING BUSES.

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 12-16, 2014

Religion:  Ch. 17:  Jesus' Followers Become the Church
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary this week.

Reading:  Simple Machines
Skills:  diphthongs oi, oy, suffixes er, or, main idea, pronouns
Story test Thursday

Spelling:  oi, oy words
-Pretest Monday
-Practice test and dictation Wednesday
-Final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  oil, soil, voice, point, boy, boil, coin, oink, toy, join, against, heavy

List 2:  avoid, choice, enjoy, royal, joint, poison, collector, painter, reporter, visitor, against, heavy

Math:  Ch. 10:  Represent Data
-Skills:  read and make picture graphs, read and make bar graphs, read and make tally charts

Science:  Simple Machines

Social Studies:  Australia

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

UPCOMING DATES:

-May 23:  Picnic to Legion Park- parents and younger siblings welcome-Volunteers are also appreciated!

-May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- Students may leave with a parent or guardian as soon as the Prayer Service is over.  If you are not attending the prayer service you may pick your child up at 11:00.  There is NO AFTER SCHOOL Program this day.

Blooming Events

May 15- 9:00 Mass with Bishop Medley

May 20- NO SCHOOL-Election Day/ Last day for Market Day orders

May 22- 9:00- Closing Mass

May 23- AR Picnic to Legion Park-Wear GREEN Faith in Education shirt

May 24- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Campus Cafeteria

May 29- Spring Fling-1^st grade is 8:30-9:30

May 30- Last Day of School-10:30-Closing Prayer Service in Church

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 5-9, 2014

Religion:  Unit 4 Review
We will say the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery
-skills:  vowels oo, compare and contrast, inflected endings s, es, ed, ing, how sentences begin and end

-The selection test will be Thursday.

Spelling: oo words
-pretest Monday
-practice test and dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  book, moon, took, food, look, pool, zoo, noon, good, foot, instead, another

List 2:  crook, shook, woody, arrived, closing, riding, saved, shaking, surprised, taming, instead, another

Math:  Review
-review of skill learned thus far
-end of the year test

Science:  Chapter 9:  Sound and Movement

Social Studies:  integrated with reading/ Risk Watch

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-AR NEWS:  Carmen Brauer, Jacob Hammen, and Ella Cason all have 50 AR points! Congratulations Carmen, Jacob, and Ella!   A job well done!! : )                                                                  

 UPCOMING DATES:

-May 23:  Picnic to Legion Park- parents and younger siblings welcome-Volunteers are also appreciated!

-May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- Students may leave with a parent or guardian as soon as the Prayer Service is over.  If you are not attending the prayer service you may pick your child up at 11:00.  There is NO AFTER SCHOOL Program this day.

Important Events:

May 7- Risk Watch Program (bike & water safety)

May 8- 9:00- Mass

May 8 -1:00 AR Rewards for 50 point milestones

May 15- 9:00 Mass with Bishop Medley

May 20- NO SCHOOL-Election Day

May 20- Last day for Market Day Orders

May 22- 9:00- Closing Mass

May 23- AR Picnic to Legion Park-Wear  GREEN Faith in Education shirt

May 24- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Campus Cafeteria
May 29- Spring Fling- 1st grade is 8:30-9:30
May 30- Last Day of School-10:30-Closing Prayer Service in Church